Bio
I am an aspiring physician-scientist who is passionate about improving accessibility of personalized medicine. My scientific interests range from computational genomics method development for rare genetic disorders to bioinformatics of public health data. I am currently exploring my clinical interests, which are constantly changing as I get further into my medical education. At the moment, I am particularly interested in exploring the fields of Clinical Genetics,Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Med-Peds, and Cardiology/Pulmonology.
In my free time, I am an avid music-consumer; when I can do so in a Covid-conscious manner, you can find me at music festivals and concerts or just at home singing Broadway and Disney soundtracks to my cat, Ayanna. I identify as a board-game geek, a band nerd, choir geek, and overall weirdo (in a good way).
I do not have a Twitter at this time, but stay tuned as I am certain I will make an account soon.
Education
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA
B.S. Bioengineering, with Honors | August 2016 - August 2020
B.A. Computer Science, with Distinction in Scholarship | August 2016 - August 2020
Case Western Reserve University – Medical Scientist Training Program | Cleveland, OH
M.D. | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing
Ph.D. Systems Biology and Bioinformatics | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing
Research
Fredrick Schumacher Lab | CWRU Dept. of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
PhD Rotation, Fall 2021
Project: Revisiting Horvath’s Epigenetic Clock to Predict/Model Cancerous Tissues
Computational Genomics Research Group | University of California, Berkeley
Undergraduate Research Apprentice, August 2017-December 2020
Project: MasterQC - A Bioinformatics Quality Control Tool
Vandsburger Research Group | University of California, Berkeley
Undergraduate Researcher, 2017-2018
Project: Development of a Viral-Engineering Protocol for Drug Delivery Tracking in Patients with Heart Disease
Work Experience
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Carlsbad, CA
Bioinformatics R&D Intern, Summer 2019
Project: Database Development for Gene Panel Primer Manufacturing QC in NGS R&D
Zeiss Meditec | Pleasanton, CA
Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2018
Project: V&V Tool Development for Ophthalmic Medical Device Line